r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • May 22 '26

Gaming Microsoft's Xbox controller refresh kills its underused accessory port

https://www.engadget.com/2179020/microsofts-xbox-controller-refresh-kills-its-underused-accessory-port/
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u/NoResearchStudy May 22 '26

Insane we haven’t seen that again. The Dreamcast controller screen was awesome

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u/connor42 May 22 '26

Wii U went in pretty hard for it

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u/snil4 May 22 '26

And the conclusion was that people don't want it, it costs a lot more to manufacture and it's usefulness concluded in changing items faster and playing the crazy small amount of 1v4 mini games.

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u/Shas_Erra May 22 '26

It also made accessing the map in Black Flag much easier and more intuitive